Backwards compatibility Server 2008 product key

[Guest Herman]

Hi All!

 

I've run into a bit of a conundrum: we recently purchased 3 2003 Server

Licences, with OEM Media Kits, however when it was delivered we discovered

that the supplier had sent us 2008 OEM Media kits (and licences). From what I

understand there is a way in which you can obtain 2003 Product Keys, based on

the purchase of the 2008 edition - I've actually done this through the Eopen

website, but for non-oem kits, please see Q2. All are standard editions, we

wanted 2003 R2 64bit.

 

Q1: Is this true?

Q2: If so, how do we go about it? I've logged into the eopen website, where

we normally register our non-oem server software, however this time round the

guys responsible for purchases bought OEM versions, there are no

authorization or licence codes that I could find, and therefore no download

with product key.

 

Please point me in the right direction, any help would be appreciated.

Installing the 2008 versions is not an option due to customer requirements.

 

Thanks,

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Backwards compatibility Server 2008 product key

 

Hello Herman,

 

See inline

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> Hi All!

>

> I've run into a bit of a conundrum: we recently purchased 3 2003

> Server Licences, with OEM Media Kits, however when it was delivered we

> discovered that the supplier had sent us 2008 OEM Media kits (and

> licences). From what I understand there is a way in which you can

> obtain 2003 Product Keys, based on the purchase of the 2008 edition -

> I've actually done this through the Eopen website, but for non-oem

> kits, please see Q2. All are standard editions, we wanted 2003 R2

> 64bit.

>

> Q1: Is this true?

 

Yes, according to this one:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/downgrade-rights.aspx

> Q2: If so, how do we go about it?

 

Contact the "Microsoft Activation Center" and request a Volume License Key

for you product.

 

http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/resources/vol/numbers.mspx)

 

You will need the Agreement number and License number (not the license key)

from your original product to get a downgrade license sent to you.

 

> I've logged into the eopen website,

> where

> we normally register our non-oem server software, however this time

> round the

> guys responsible for purchases bought OEM versions, there are no

> authorization or licence codes that I could find, and therefore no

> download

> with product key.

> Please point me in the right direction, any help would be appreciated.

> Installing the 2008 versions is not an option due to customer

> requirements.

>

> Thanks,

>